Sr Technical Recruiter

LinkedIn•Sunnyvale, CA

20h•$116,000 - $189,000•Hybrid

About The Position

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed. Join us to transform the way the world works. This position can be performed in San Francisco, Sunnyvale or New York. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. As a Senior Technical Recruiter at LinkedIn, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s technical talent strategy, driving hiring for complex, high-impact roles. You will collaborate with business leaders to provide market-informed guidance, influence talent decisions, and create exceptional candidate experiences. Success in this role requires deep technical recruiting expertise, the ability to manage key stakeholders, and a focus on building sustainable talent pipelines while delivering operational excellence.

Requirements

Minimum 7 years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, human resources, sourcing, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in related field AND minimum 4 years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, human resources, sourcing, or related field.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience in technical recruiting.
Proven experience recruiting engineering talent for senior or hard-to-fill roles.
Demonstrated expertise advising hiring managers on talent strategy and candidate profiling.
Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and LinkedIn Recruiter for sourcing passive candidates.
Strong knowledge of talent and competency models, recruiting best practices, and market intelligence.

Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition Execution Leads strategy and kickoff meetings with hiring managers by leveraging data and insights to influence and advise role requirements, business needs, and timelines for complex roles.
Leverages domain expertise to evaluate candidates for senior positions using skills assessments and behavioral interviewing and sources candidates when necessary.
Designs and executes candidate experience strategies for critical/hard-to-fill roles and coaches hiring managers on engagement best practices driving employer brand impact and turning candidates into promoters.
Champions recruiting processes and ensures accuracy of data in systems to enable reliable reporting, compliance, and decision-making, addressing gaps and driving consistency.
Utilizes mastery of negotiation techniques using knowledge of candidate motivators to influence decision making.
Talent Strategy and Stakeholder Management Influences and advises hiring managers and interview teams to build a skills-based and inclusive hiring process.
Proactively leverages market data and insights to attract top talent and inform talent strategies.
Analyzes and provides consultation on interview and assessment outcomes to influence hiring decisions, identifying and promoting areas where the candidate meets core needs of team.
Identifies opportunities to improve processes and plays a key role in change efforts by embracing new practices, modeling best behaviors, guiding hiring managers, and sharing knowledge to influence others through transitions.
Regularly strategizes with, and influences, the functional team and key strategic partnerships that influence the talent pipeline.